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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 61. <br></br> Medical decisions at the initial adjudicative level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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</thead>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      53,721</td>
<td class="r data">      21,743</td>
<td class="r data">    40.5</td>
<td class="r data">      28,456</td>
<td class="r data">      13,489</td>
<td class="r data">    47.4</td>
<td class="r data">      25,265</td>
<td class="r data">       8,254</td>
<td class="r data">    32.7</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      62,794</td>
<td class="r data">      25,410</td>
<td class="r data">    40.5</td>
<td class="r data">      33,535</td>
<td class="r data">      15,983</td>
<td class="r data">    47.7</td>
<td class="r data">      29,259</td>
<td class="r data">       9,427</td>
<td class="r data">    32.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      68,380</td>
<td class="r data">      26,629</td>
<td class="r data">    38.9</td>
<td class="r data">      36,711</td>
<td class="r data">      16,921</td>
<td class="r data">    46.1</td>
<td class="r data">      31,669</td>
<td class="r data">       9,708</td>
<td class="r data">    30.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      68,326</td>
<td class="r data">      24,800</td>
<td class="r data">    36.3</td>
<td class="r data">      36,291</td>
<td class="r data">      15,693</td>
<td class="r data">    43.2</td>
<td class="r data">      32,035</td>
<td class="r data">       9,107</td>
<td class="r data">    28.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      67,408</td>
<td class="r data">      24,076</td>
<td class="r data">    35.7</td>
<td class="r data">      36,082</td>
<td class="r data">      15,482</td>
<td class="r data">    42.9</td>
<td class="r data">      31,326</td>
<td class="r data">       8,594</td>
<td class="r data">    27.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      65,233</td>
<td class="r data">      22,289</td>
<td class="r data">    34.2</td>
<td class="r data">      35,686</td>
<td class="r data">      14,583</td>
<td class="r data">    40.9</td>
<td class="r data">      29,547</td>
<td class="r data">       7,706</td>
<td class="r data">    26.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      63,100</td>
<td class="r data">      20,639</td>
<td class="r data">    32.7</td>
<td class="r data">      35,442</td>
<td class="r data">      13,751</td>
<td class="r data">    38.8</td>
<td class="r data">      27,658</td>
<td class="r data">       6,888</td>
<td class="r data">    24.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      57,431</td>
<td class="r data">      18,643</td>
<td class="r data">    32.5</td>
<td class="r data">      32,903</td>
<td class="r data">      12,520</td>
<td class="r data">    38.1</td>
<td class="r data">      24,528</td>
<td class="r data">       6,123</td>
<td class="r data">    25.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      53,468</td>
<td class="r data">      17,341</td>
<td class="r data">    32.4</td>
<td class="r data">      30,577</td>
<td class="r data">      11,588</td>
<td class="r data">    37.9</td>
<td class="r data">      22,891</td>
<td class="r data">       5,753</td>
<td class="r data">    25.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      48,413</td>
<td class="r data">      15,579</td>
<td class="r data">    32.2</td>
<td class="r data">      27,728</td>
<td class="r data">      10,448</td>
<td class="r data">    37.7</td>
<td class="r data">      20,685</td>
<td class="r data">       5,131</td>
<td class="r data">    24.8</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      50,520</td>
<td class="r data">      19,874</td>
<td class="r data">    39.3</td>
<td class="r data">      26,400</td>
<td class="r data">      11,970</td>
<td class="r data">    45.3</td>
<td class="r data">      24,120</td>
<td class="r data">       7,904</td>
<td class="r data">    32.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      59,261</td>
<td class="r data">      23,416</td>
<td class="r data">    39.5</td>
<td class="r data">      31,304</td>
<td class="r data">      14,361</td>
<td class="r data">    45.9</td>
<td class="r data">      27,957</td>
<td class="r data">       9,055</td>
<td class="r data">    32.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      64,638</td>
<td class="r data">      24,501</td>
<td class="r data">    37.9</td>
<td class="r data">      34,361</td>
<td class="r data">      15,193</td>
<td class="r data">    44.2</td>
<td class="r data">      30,277</td>
<td class="r data">       9,308</td>
<td class="r data">    30.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      64,724</td>
<td class="r data">      22,809</td>
<td class="r data">    35.2</td>
<td class="r data">      34,013</td>
<td class="r data">      14,062</td>
<td class="r data">    41.3</td>
<td class="r data">      30,711</td>
<td class="r data">       8,747</td>
<td class="r data">    28.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      63,580</td>
<td class="r data">      21,842</td>
<td class="r data">    34.4</td>
<td class="r data">      33,525</td>
<td class="r data">      13,587</td>
<td class="r data">    40.5</td>
<td class="r data">      30,055</td>
<td class="r data">       8,255</td>
<td class="r data">    27.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      61,523</td>
<td class="r data">      20,217</td>
<td class="r data">    32.9</td>
<td class="r data">      33,193</td>
<td class="r data">      12,784</td>
<td class="r data">    38.5</td>
<td class="r data">      28,330</td>
<td class="r data">       7,433</td>
<td class="r data">    26.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      59,474</td>
<td class="r data">      18,595</td>
<td class="r data">    31.3</td>
<td class="r data">      33,000</td>
<td class="r data">      11,988</td>
<td class="r data">    36.3</td>
<td class="r data">      26,474</td>
<td class="r data">       6,607</td>
<td class="r data">    25.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      53,849</td>
<td class="r data">      16,582</td>
<td class="r data">    30.8</td>
<td class="r data">      30,468</td>
<td class="r data">      10,711</td>
<td class="r data">    35.2</td>
<td class="r data">      23,381</td>
<td class="r data">       5,871</td>
<td class="r data">    25.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      50,325</td>
<td class="r data">      15,546</td>
<td class="r data">    30.9</td>
<td class="r data">      28,466</td>
<td class="r data">      10,048</td>
<td class="r data">    35.3</td>
<td class="r data">      21,859</td>
<td class="r data">       5,498</td>
<td class="r data">    25.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      45,537</td>
<td class="r data">      13,891</td>
<td class="r data">    30.5</td>
<td class="r data">      25,701</td>
<td class="r data">       8,942</td>
<td class="r data">    34.8</td>
<td class="r data">      19,836</td>
<td class="r data">       4,949</td>
<td class="r data">    24.9</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       3,026</td>
<td class="r data">       1,778</td>
<td class="r data">    58.8</td>
<td class="r data">       1,930</td>
<td class="r data">       1,439</td>
<td class="r data">    74.6</td>
<td class="r data">       1,096</td>
<td class="r data">         339</td>
<td class="r data">    30.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       3,308</td>
<td class="r data">       1,896</td>
<td class="r data">    57.3</td>
<td class="r data">       2,066</td>
<td class="r data">       1,531</td>
<td class="r data">    74.1</td>
<td class="r data">       1,242</td>
<td class="r data">         365</td>
<td class="r data">    29.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       3,513</td>
<td class="r data">       2,012</td>
<td class="r data">    57.3</td>
<td class="r data">       2,182</td>
<td class="r data">       1,624</td>
<td class="r data">    74.4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,331</td>
<td class="r data">         388</td>
<td class="r data">    29.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       3,342</td>
<td class="r data">       1,845</td>
<td class="r data">    55.2</td>
<td class="r data">       2,076</td>
<td class="r data">       1,493</td>
<td class="r data">    71.9</td>
<td class="r data">       1,266</td>
<td class="r data">         352</td>
<td class="r data">    27.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       3,410</td>
<td class="r data">       1,945</td>
<td class="r data">    57.0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,199</td>
<td class="r data">       1,622</td>
<td class="r data">    73.8</td>
<td class="r data">       1,211</td>
<td class="r data">         323</td>
<td class="r data">    26.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       3,315</td>
<td class="r data">       1,795</td>
<td class="r data">    54.1</td>
<td class="r data">       2,147</td>
<td class="r data">       1,533</td>
<td class="r data">    71.4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,168</td>
<td class="r data">         262</td>
<td class="r data">    22.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       3,213</td>
<td class="r data">       1,758</td>
<td class="r data">    54.7</td>
<td class="r data">       2,078</td>
<td class="r data">       1,484</td>
<td class="r data">    71.4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,135</td>
<td class="r data">         274</td>
<td class="r data">    24.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       3,135</td>
<td class="r data">       1,739</td>
<td class="r data">    55.5</td>
<td class="r data">       2,053</td>
<td class="r data">       1,495</td>
<td class="r data">    72.8</td>
<td class="r data">       1,082</td>
<td class="r data">         244</td>
<td class="r data">    22.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       2,840</td>
<td class="r data">       1,572</td>
<td class="r data">    55.4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,843</td>
<td class="r data">       1,331</td>
<td class="r data">    72.2</td>
<td class="r data">         997</td>
<td class="r data">         241</td>
<td class="r data">    24.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       2,534</td>
<td class="r data">       1,441</td>
<td class="r data">    56.9</td>
<td class="r data">       1,723</td>
<td class="r data">       1,264</td>
<td class="r data">    73.4</td>
<td class="r data">         811</td>
<td class="r data">         177</td>
<td class="r data">    21.8</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         175</td>
<td class="r data">          91</td>
<td class="r data">    52.0</td>
<td class="r data">         126</td>
<td class="r data">          80</td>
<td class="r data">    63.5</td>
<td class="r data">          49</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    22.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         225</td>
<td class="r data">          98</td>
<td class="r data">    43.6</td>
<td class="r data">         165</td>
<td class="r data">          91</td>
<td class="r data">    55.2</td>
<td class="r data">          60</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    11.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         229</td>
<td class="r data">         116</td>
<td class="r data">    50.7</td>
<td class="r data">         168</td>
<td class="r data">         104</td>
<td class="r data">    61.9</td>
<td class="r data">          61</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    19.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         260</td>
<td class="r data">         146</td>
<td class="r data">    56.2</td>
<td class="r data">         202</td>
<td class="r data">         138</td>
<td class="r data">    68.3</td>
<td class="r data">          58</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    13.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         418</td>
<td class="r data">         289</td>
<td class="r data">    69.1</td>
<td class="r data">         358</td>
<td class="r data">         273</td>
<td class="r data">    76.3</td>
<td class="r data">          60</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">    26.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         395</td>
<td class="r data">         277</td>
<td class="r data">    70.1</td>
<td class="r data">         346</td>
<td class="r data">         266</td>
<td class="r data">    76.9</td>
<td class="r data">          49</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    22.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         413</td>
<td class="r data">         286</td>
<td class="r data">    69.2</td>
<td class="r data">         364</td>
<td class="r data">         279</td>
<td class="r data">    76.6</td>
<td class="r data">          49</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    14.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         447</td>
<td class="r data">         322</td>
<td class="r data">    72.0</td>
<td class="r data">         382</td>
<td class="r data">         314</td>
<td class="r data">    82.2</td>
<td class="r data">          65</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    12.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         303</td>
<td class="r data">         223</td>
<td class="r data">    73.6</td>
<td class="r data">         268</td>
<td class="r data">         209</td>
<td class="r data">    78.0</td>
<td class="r data">          35</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">    40.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         342</td>
<td class="r data">         247</td>
<td class="r data">    72.2</td>
<td class="r data">         304</td>
<td class="r data">         242</td>
<td class="r data">    79.6</td>
<td class="r data">          38</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    13.2</td>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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